La Torche

Beach break

Finistère, Brittany, France

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From level intermediate · Combi 3/2Accessible from intermediate level: hip-high waves (0.6–0.9 m), fairly forgiving. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
Nearby spots
Conditions
6.0/10
Fair
Size
0.60.9 m
hip-high
Wind
16 km/h
N · Cross-offshore
Swell
0.9 m
8 s · WNW
Best window · 6h6.0/10 · 0.50.8 m · 15 km/h
Today's take

Moderate wave, short, weak swell (windswell) from the WNW. Slightly side-offshore wind, fairly favourable. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
00h0.50.8921☁️19°
03h0.50.9919☁️19°
06h0.60.9816☁️19°
09h0.61.0815🌤️20°
12h0.61.0823☀️21°
15h0.40.8825☀️22°
18h0.50.9824☀️23°
21hBest0.61.0819☀️22°

3-hour slots (spot local time · GMT+2) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

00h16 Sun06h12h18h0 mBM 01:09-2.8 mPM 07:14+1.5 mBM 13:22-2.6 mPM 19:31+1.6 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 07:36 GMT+2 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.